Assignments & Grading
Overview •
Assignment 1 •
Assignment 2 •
Assignment 3
Participation •
Exercises •
Reading Questions •
Grading
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Overview
There are xx major, required assignments in this course. There is also a percentage of your grade allotted to ...
| Assignment Name | Related module | Due Date | Percent of Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1: Name of assignment | (Link to appropriate module.) | xx | xx |
| Assignment 2: Name of assignment | (Link to appropriate module.) | xx | xx |
| Assignment 3: Name of assignment | (Link to appropriate module.) | xx | xx |
| Class Participation | (Link to appropriate module.) | xx | xx |
Assignment 1: Name of assignment
(Change "Name of assignment" in the bar above to reflect the name of this assignment (e.g. Assignment 1: Case study or Assignment 3: Reflection paper).
Explain assignment 1 fully here, following the below suggestions or using your own format.
NOTE: If you prefer to create a separate page for the assignment instead of explaining it here, we would suggest that you provide a link to a PDF or Word document here.)
Due Date:
This assignment is due on xxx at xx:xx. Please turn it in using this Collect it dropbox. (Link to the drop box here.)
Objectives:
(Explain the objectives of the assignment here.)
Requirements:
(What do students do to complete this assignment?)
Criteria:
(How will this assignment be graded?)
Assignment 2: Name of assignment
(Change "Name of assignment" in the bar above to reflect the name of this assignment (e.g. Assignment 1: Case study or Assignment 3: Reflection paper).
Explain assignment 2 fully here, following the below suggestions or using your own format.
NOTE: If you prefer to create a separate page for the assignment instead of explaining it here, we would suggest that you provide a link to a PDF or Word document here.)
Due Date:
This assignment is due on xxx at xx:xx. Please turn it in using this Collect it dropbox. (Link to the drop box here.)
Objectives:
(Explain the objectives of the assignment here.)
Requirements:
(What do students do to complete this assignment?)
Criteria:
(How will this assignment be graded?)
Assignment 3: Name of assignment
(Change "Name of assignment" in the bar above to reflect the name of this assignment (e.g. Assignment 1: Case study or Assignment 3: Reflection paper).
Explain assignment 3 fully here, following the below suggestions or using your own format.
NOTE: If you prefer to create a separate page for the assignment instead of explaining it here, we would suggest that you provide a link to a PDF or Word document here.)
Due Date:
This assignment is due on xxx at xx:xx. Please turn it in using this Collect it dropbox. (Link to the drop box here.)
Objectives:
(Explain the objectives of the assignment here.)
Requirements:
(What do students do to complete this assignment?)
Criteria:
(How will this assignment be graded?)
Participation
(Customize these paragraphs for your class. Explain your expectations for participation here. Please make sure to describe exactly how you will measure and grade participation. Is participation in chat and discussion boards required? Will you look at the number of postings students make? Are there areas of the discussion board you will NOT grade or read (such as the general discussion thread)? Do you have a rubric for assessment? Personalize the below paragraph.)
Your class participation grade reflects the quality of postings and the regularity of your involvement in discussion. You are expected to read and participate in class discussion forums on a regular basis and you are expected to ask questions of your peers and answer their questions. Active participation requires several quality contributions (question, answer, suggestion, or comment) to a discussion forum over the course of the quarter.
Course participation is a requirement because it is only when we engage with the material that we truly begin to understand. While the instructor has important information to impart, each member of the class has knowledge to contribute that can inform everyone's learning experience.
Exercises and Checks for Understanding
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Exercises for this course include ...
Reading Questions
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You may wish to think about these questions when reading ...
Grading
You will receive a decimal grade for this class. ((Adjust to C/NC if necessary for your course.))
General grading information for the University of Washington is available here. The iSchool has adopted its own criteria for grading graduate courses. The grading criteria used by the iSchool for graduate courses are available here.
(Personalize the below as necessary for your course.)
Your written work will be graded based on its clarity, organization, balance, amount of pertinent detail included, depth and clarity of evaluative and analytical comments, and preparation. It will also be graded on the extent to which a good understanding of the material presented in the course is shown and on the extent to which directions are followed. If evaluative or analytical comments are required, they should be supported by factual evidence, either from readings or other documents. Other aspects of individual assignments may also be included in the grading.
(Do you have a different rubric for assessment? You might add detail about that tool here.)
Written work that shows a lack of understanding of subject matter, is unclear or poorly organized, contains few or irrelevant details, does not follow directions, contains little or unsubstantiated evaluative commentary, or is poorly written, prepared (e.g. typos, grammatical errors), or documented will receive low grades.
Evaluation of Student Work:
(Please leave this paragraph, which came from the Associate Dean for Academics, as is - but you can remove this note once you've read it :-).)
You may expect to receive comments on and evaluations of assignments and submitted work in a timely fashion. All work from the course will be returned, with comments, within two weeks of the last class of the quarter.
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